War History (Page 46)

Stories and coverage of every American war—from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger drives the same tank he trained on in the Army

By Blake Stilwell

The first aerial bombing run was made by the Italian Army

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You will never be as badass as this explorer who removed his own appendix

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‘Danger Close’ tells the story of heroic Australians in Vietnam

Famed actor and Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart was a bomber pilot in World War II

The first shots of World War III will almost certainly be digital

By Alex Hollings

Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is a monument of a man

By Chase Millsap

Revolutionary War

These 4 brothers were heroes of the American Revolution

4 women earned Silver Stars in this WWII battle

This real soldier’s photo is still hanging at Checkpoint Charlie

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This was the British plan to kill Erwin Rommel before D-Day

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Afghanistan War

ISIS is making a comeback on all fronts

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This monstrosity was probably Germany’s worst plane

One of the world’s largest cable companies was founded by a World War II sailor

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Afghanistan War

How Florent Groberg earned his Medal of Honor

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World War troops ate so much mutton it went out of style

An animated look at Carlos Hathcock, the legendary Marine

A US troop helped an East German escape the Iron Curtain

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What life was like for World War II prisoners

This false flag attack triggered world’s largest war

How the US raided a Soviet arctic base in the Cold War

How WWII propaganda is still convincing kids to eat carrots

By Alex Hollings

How to rise to power in a dictatorship without getting killed

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The US kamikaze plan to end the Nazi nuclear program

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A US Navy blimp turned into a flying ghost ship during World War II

By Alex Hollings

France just found a huge bust of Hitler beneath Paris

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The 5 most successful military operations in history

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The infamous Polish cavalry charge against the Nazis actually worked

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What the Marines overcame to win during Desert Storm

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‘Midway’ looks like it’s everything ‘Pearl Harbor’ was supposed to be

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This World War I artillery was the longest-ranged gun ever

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Nuclear blasts used to be good ol’ Las Vegas entertainment

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Afghanistan War

This captured GoPro video shows what it’s like to fight the Kurds with ISIS

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The Nazis had a super creepy breeding program

This one simple factor is why the US Allies won World War II

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North Dakota was the world’s 3rd most powerful nuclear power

‘The Attack of the Dead Men’ was a horrifying WWI infantry charge

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This is the drug Russians took to beat the Nazis during World War II

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4 famous lines from legendary speeches that were made up on the spot

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The only legal pirate ship of the 20th century was the Goodyear blimp

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Revolutionary War

Why the Kentucky militia was most feared by America’s enemies

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The ‘Kilted Killer’ forced a surrender while outnumbered 23,000 to one

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This Canadian war hero was a one-man army in two wars

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The Soviet Moose Cavalry almost rode into World War II

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The Navy’s F11F was so fast it could shoot itself down – and did

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How an unarmed F-111 downed an enemy without firing a shot

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China’s biggest military weakness is the US’ biggest strength

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This is why the most successful fighter pilots in history are all Nazis

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The fastest fighter jet in the world is over 50 years old

Why disfigured World War I veterans had their own park benches

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An ensign took command of a destroyer at Pearl Harbor and took the fight to the Japanese

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‘Midway’ Director profiles unknown heroes behind Navy’s greatest comeback

By Chase Millsap

Why Robert E. Lee wore a colonel’s rank during the Civil War

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At the Battle of Midway, key decisions shifted tides of war

5 last-minute decisions that changed American military history

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A ballsy arms dealer sold dud weapons to three sides of a conflict

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The first aerial dogfight was between two American mercenaries

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Afghanistan War

The world’s longest minefield isn’t where you’d expect

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How a Congressman’s press conference killed 800 US sailors

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These are the Soviet drone tanks of World War II

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Why this Civil War vet marched across England with the US flag

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That time the Kitty Hawk rammed a Soviet sub

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Holy sh*t – the new ‘Battlefield V’ trailer is as brutal as the War in the Pacific

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This Russian fighter has to be chained to a tractor before takeoff

By Blake Stilwell